The first Mediterranean Astronautics Conference

Under the patronage of the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, The Tunis Science City organises, with the partnership of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and with the collaboration of the Tunisia Association of Communication (ATUCOM), the first Mediterranean Astronautics Conference under the theme of "Common Exploitation of Space Applications".

The conference will be held at the Tunis Science City , from 17th to 19th November 2008, in the framework of the celebration of the 3rd anniversary of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS).

The conference 's goal is to contribute to bridging the digital gap by the use of space technologies and to develop partnerships in the field of space applications in the Mediterranean area.